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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2170 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to child custody; amending 43 O.S.
7 2021, Section 110.1a, as amended by Section 1,
8 Chapter 34, O.S.L. 2024 (43 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
8 110.1a), which relates to supervised visitation;
9 requiring supervised visitation for persons accused
9 of sexual abuse of a child; updating statutory
10 language; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2021, Section 110.1a, as
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15 amended by Section 1, Chapter 34, O.S.L. 2024 (43 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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16 Section 110.1a), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 110.1a. A. This section shall be known and may be
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18 cited as the "Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation Program".
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19 B. It is the policy of this state to ensure that the health,
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20 safety, and welfare of the child is paramount when supervised
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21 visitation is ordered by the court.
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22 C. For purposes of the Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation
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23 Program As used in this section:
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1 1. "Supervised visitation" means the court-ordered contact
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2 between a noncustodial parent and one or more children of such
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3 parent in the presence of a third-party person who is responsible
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4 for observing and overseeing the visitation in order to provide for
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5 the safety of the child and any other parties during the visitation.
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6 The court may require supervised visitation when deemed necessary by
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7 the court to protect the child or other parties and shall require
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8 supervised visitation for any person accused of sexual abuse of a
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9 child;
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10 2. An "alcohol-dependent person" has the same meaning as such
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11 term is defined in Section 3-403 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma
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12 Statutes;
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13 3. A "drug-dependent person" has the same meaning as such term
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14 is defined in Section 3-403 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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16 4. "Domestic abuse" has the same meaning as such term is
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17 defined in Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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18 D. 1. The associate district judge in each county within this
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19 state may select trained volunteers to provide supervised visitation
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20 pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation Program.
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21 2. The associate district judge of each county may appoint a
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22 judicial district supervised visitation team to:
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1 a. identify public and private entities which will be
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2 willing to provide location sites for purposes of the
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3 Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation Program,
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4 b. identify individuals who will be willing to serve as
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5 third-party persons to observe and oversee court-
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6 ordered supervised visitations,
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7 c. establish training requirements for volunteers,
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8 d. identify programs which may be available for the
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9 training of the volunteers including, but not limited
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10 to, the Department of Human Services, Office of the
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11 Attorney General, child advocacy centers, domestic
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12 violence groups, and the Department of Mental Health
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13 and Substance Abuse Services,
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14 e. develop written protocol for handling supervised
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15 visitations so as to provide safety of the child and
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16 other parties during the supervised visitation,
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17 f. develop application forms for volunteers applying for
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18 the Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation Program.
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19 Information listed on the form shall include, but not
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21 (1) name, address and phone number of the volunteer,
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22 (2) place of employment and phone number of the
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23 volunteer,
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24 (3) areas of expertise,
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1 (4) listing of professional training in areas
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2 including, but not limited to, child abuse,
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3 domestic abuse, alcohol or drug abuse, mental
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4 illness or conflict management,
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5 (5) consent form specifying release of information,
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7 (6) professional references, and
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8 g. identify which information of the parties and the
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9 child will be confidential and which may be available
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10 to others.
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11 3. From recommendations of the team established pursuant to
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12 this subsection, the associate district judge in each county within
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13 this state may authorize one or more public or private agencies to
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14 provide location sites for the Oklahoma Child Supervised Visitation
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15 Program. A district judge may require either party requesting
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16 supervised visitation of a child to identify a trained third-party
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17 volunteer to observe and oversee the visitation. A district court
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18 shall not:
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19 a. require any state agency location or state employee to
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20 observe and oversee any supervised visitation, or
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21 b. appoint a third party to observe and oversee a
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22 supervised visitation who has not received the
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23 training as specified by the judicial district
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1 supervised visitation team unless agreed to by the
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2 parties.
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3 4. A participating public or private agency location site may
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4 charge a fee for each visit.
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5 E. Prior to approval of any third-party volunteer to observe
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6 and oversee visitation under this section, the court shall make a
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7 written determination of the fitness of the volunteer by reviewing
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8 information including, but not limited to:
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9 1. A national criminal history record check conducted by the
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10 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within one (1) year prior to
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11 the appointment of the volunteer;
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12 2. A sworn affidavit from the volunteer accepting the rules of
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13 supervision and whether the volunteer:
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14 a. is an alcohol- or drug-dependent person,
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15 b. is residing with a person who is required by law to
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16 register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration
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17 Act of this state or any other state,
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18 c. is residing with a person who has been convicted of
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19 domestic abuse within the past five (5) years, or
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20 d. has had custody, guardianship, or visitation rights
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21 terminated to any child; and
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22 3. Any testimony by the potential volunteer or other witness
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23 testimony deemed necessary by the court to determine the fitness of
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1 F. The protocol for supervised visitation established by each
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2 judicial district supervised visitation team shall require that:
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3 1. The volunteer supervising the visitation shall be able to
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4 see and hear all interactions between the supervised parent and the
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5 child; and
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6 2. If the court determines that the supervised parent has
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7 exhibited suicidal or violent behavior, all supervised visitation
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8 shall occur within a professional setting unless and until the
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9 supervised parent has submitted a non-self-reporting psychological
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10 evaluation to the court.
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11 G. The protocol for supervised visitation established by each
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12 judicial district supervised visitation team may require that:
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13 1. The location site require each participant who has court-
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14 ordered supervised visitation for a child and who is participating
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15 in the supervised visitation program to sign a time log upon arrival
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16 and departure. The agency location site must have an employee
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17 assigned to verify identification of each participant, initial each
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18 signature, and record the time of arrival and departure of each
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19 person; and
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20 2. The agency location site also contain information on each
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21 client case including, but not limited to:
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22 a. a copy of the court order requiring supervised
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23 visitation, and
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1 b. the name of individuals authorized to pick up or
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2 deliver a child to the agency location site for
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3 supervised visitation.
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4 H. Each judicial district supervised visitation team may
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5 include, but not be limited to:
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6 1. Mental health professionals;
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7 2. Police officers or other law enforcement agents;
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8 3. Medical personnel;
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9 4. Child protective services workers;
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10 5. Child advocacy individuals; and
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11 6. The district attorney or designee.
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12 I. An associate district judge of a county, the judicial
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13 district supervised visitation team created pursuant to this section
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14 and the Administrative Office of the Courts may develop an
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15 informational brochure outlining the provisions of the Oklahoma
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16 Child Supervised Visitation Program and procedures to be used by
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17 volunteers in that judicial district. The brochure may be
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18 distributed through the municipal and district court, social service
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19 agency centers, county health departments, hospitals, crisis or
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21 J. Except for acts of dishonesty, willful criminal acts, or
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22 gross negligence, no member of the judicial district supervised
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23 visitation team or volunteer shall be charged personally with any
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3 K. The provisions of this section shall not apply to cases
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4 subject to the Oklahoma Children's Code and the Oklahoma Juvenile
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6 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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